New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-05
GLIMPSES HERE AND THERE.
PASSING NOTES ON PEOPLE AND THINGS.

Ex-Mayor ANDY" Fulton OF Pittsburg, salied ior
Europe yesterday by the White Star Line accompanied
by his wife and daughter Mr.. Fulton is one OF the
products of modern city politics He has big frame,
athletic and powerful with broad shoulders and big
head, long face, large and prominent cheekbones
His business is that Of bell founder, trade which ne
learned when boy and which hehas followed with profit
as man. lie has certain rude force OF character that
enabled him TO control large part Of the rougher ee-
men in Pittsburg and through them elected Mayor
great cry went up from the press at the time when
no elected. in expectation that the city would be
badly governed but his administration of public affairs
not materially different from that Of other men who
held the Office.
With Colonel Tom +" Ochltree in the Hoffman House
the other day was Mr.. satterthwait, OF Nutley NJ j.
who spends much Of his time In Texas where he has
heavy Investments that he might almost be counted
resident OF the Lone Star State Mr. Satterthwait re-
CARDS Texas the great coming Empire State of the
South and West. His NewJorsey home Is located be-
tween Newark and Passac 1t at his mothers house
that General Grant guest in 1880 during the Gar
field campaign aud II Mr.. saterhwait who induced
him to make a speech at Nuey circus tent was pro-
cured and immense crowd OF people assembled from
New-Jorscy cities within radius Of fifteen or twenty
miles The day proved unproptious and the tent was
partly blown down. General Grant made his speech
standing beside the trunk OF hinge oak which sheltered
him from the wind Mr. satterthwat told that he Is
having this speech OF General Grant engraved upon
metal plate which he will mbcd in the trunk of the tree
as a nemento of the occasion.
An ancient oil portrait of Thomas Ewing Qhios noted
United States and lawyer, the old AIT boiler,
has been hung in the of the Ohio Society loan
from Colonel w Mouton. The portrait regarded by
the Ewing family as remarkable likeness. 1t was
formerly hung in the Burnett Cincinnati, where
II was left by the artist. II has history. When
Thomas Corwin was Secretary of the United States
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pository OF United States funds. The bank failed A
suit brought by Corwn's successor against the
directors of the bank and against COrwn himself for the
amount lost The case tried at Cincinnati, Senator
Ewing being engaged to defend COrwin, and doing 40
successfully In Cincinnati at that time was the artist
Thomas Quick His studies for tho painting all
in the courtroom during the progress OF the trial
He would sit where he could watch the great lawyer
for hour and then go his studio reproduce
the impressions OF his study II the only
way in which he could secure sttngs from his subject
and the portrait finished before tie Senator knew OF
the fact that he being observed for this purpose
The wellknown Nashville banker and capitalist. W VI.
Duncan Is back in NewYork again after having been in
Tennessee to attend the town lot sales there In talking
about South Pittsburg. whore 100000 worth OF
property disposed OF in weeks sales, Mr. Duncan
spoke Of newspaper man who had located his Office
coffin store and the undertaken reserved the priv
The arranged to sleep I'm his Office and for
that purpose bought mattress. which he threw down
the floor Then lest he might roll out In the night he
pulled a coffin up zach side OF the mattress. and 80
slept between two collins. Mr. Duncan. by the way has
added TO his reputation nancier by purchasing all
the street railroad systems OF Mobile, Alabama
ford round faced man of low stature. with small
white mustache and somewhat striking appearance, who
has been at the Fifth Avenue Hotel for several days In
company with Senator German. ~ Maryandi Is Thomas
Lanahan OF Baltimore lie Is OF the Senator's polit-
ca and personal friends lawyer by profession. Dur
ing the war Ianahan was placed in peculiar position
in reference TO legal practice in Baltimore lie was
Union man, but held such position the bar that the
Confederate sympaihizers IN Baltimore were compelled
10 rely upon him their adviser As result ~ this
position he secured the foundation Of what has since be
large fortune For thirty years he has not missed
a summer Saratoga During the greater part Of this
time his constant companion there the late Henry
VI. Phillips OF Philadelphia.
The career OF Barton Key theatrical manager has
cut short by his determination 10 devote his cncr
gios TO plain matters Of business He IA big man Of
blonde complexion. with sandy mustachc "a the only
adornmcni OF his heavy face. He Il relative and
protegc Of ex-senator George H. Pendcton Of Ohio, who
Is the American Minister Berlin. Mr. Key Il Civ
ing his time to electrical inventions and appliances
People generally have little conception o: the har life
led by actors in travelling theatrical companies Life on
the road Is especially upon actresses was talk
ing withthe leading lady % wcllknown company. who
spends from three 10 five months OF every year travel
ling, when said: when get back To Ncw-YorA for
the summer to rest scarcely know myself II takes me
three or days get back 20 civilized habits and
methods Of life. You have idea az the harships
we have 10 undergo. II IS bad enough when We stay
three nights week at each engagement but when we
going through portions OF the country where We
have only night engagements IL Is simply horrible
Sometimes you Ogel after the nights performance
o pack your trunks start "a the next town NJ or
o'clock In the morning You get 20 bel and
close one eye than you are called catch the train
have boarded the many time In the morning with
my clothes half fastened and my shoes held on my feet
by a single button. while my back hair would have
served for the worst scarccrow that manufact
ured Eating Is lost art on the road You do not eat
You bolt your food and you lucky II you have any
food TO bolt"
Up at seyenty-fourh-st and Tcnh-ave. Ephraim Dem
Arrest n excavating by steam for block Of buildings
The boiler he has in Is an ancient Of days.
In fact with peculiarly Of boiler inspection numbering
that has created much sport II Is Of those odtme
boilers with furnace door the side. They have not
been manufactured for many years. This particular
boiler bears on the door the city inspection number
1872 and passersby who stop IL watch the excavation
frequently hurry or with such remark as this:
Eighteen fory-two! Goodness gracious! 1t must be-
dangerous TO such an old boiler as that"
Many OF the large hotels OF NewYork now use potatoes
imported from Germany lnstea Of using Bcrnndas The
advantage is In price rather than I'm quality.
A member of the Democratic Executive Committee OF
last year tells this story William A. Pouchcr was ch"r
man OF the committee. lie was induced TO order Sea
canpaiRn edition Of some 10000 copies OF The star
They were delivered and fourth OF them sent ont be''re
Il was discovered that the edition contained at"o.
column article descriptive OF the lifo and character %
Judge Daniels, the Republican candidate Tor judge o.
the Court OF Appeals The word advertisement az
reared over the columns devoted 20 this article p,
somehow the committee did not take Hhaly 10 u anu
suppressed the edition